22 THE SUXDAT ' OREGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, AUGUST 14, 1921 COUNTY ROCK PILE HELPS DRUG ADDICTS Prisoners Find Health and Pay for Their Keep. OFFICIALS VISIT "BUTTE" Quarrj- (Produces Many Thousands of Cubic Yards of Crushed Rock for Tse of Public Roads. City and county officials found assurance la a visit to Kelly Butte rockpile on the Powell valley road Friday that Portland would be able to deal adequately during- the coming fall and winter with a floating population of considerable size and varying degrees of criminality Korty-f ive prisoners were perspir ing under the warm sun as the party arrived. They were working hard, for Sheriff Hurlburt insists on a certain daily output of rock and the only chance for "bunk fatigue" at the close of a torrid afternoon lies in filling car quotas -with rock at an early hour. Those who loaf find themselves working after the others have been permitted to return to their quarters. Included In the party were Mayor rtaker. District Attornev Evans. Sher iff Hurl'burt. Chief of Police Jenkins. Police Captain Moore and newspaper men. The object of the trip to the rockpile was to acquaint the officials with the facilities now at the com mand of Sheriff Hurlburt for working prisoners at the county Jail. Never has Kelly Butte been in better con .dritlon or more able to cope with demands made on it by arresting officers. Prisoners Mast Work. The work being performed by the prisoners was not of loafing nature, for the rockpile has a real task to perform daily and Is in direct compe tition with private rock crushers in the amount produced daily for road work. Compressed air pumps were handled by some of the men, prepar ing huge boulders for light charges of explosives, others wielded heavy sledges with which the smaller boulders were reduced to a size which could be fed Into the crusher. Many men were employed in loading the rock cars and numbers were busy boring into the heart of the rock hill preparatory to the laying ot a heavy dynamite charge calculated to loosen many tons of rock. Most of the prisoners at Kelly Butte were petty offenders serving brief county Jail sentences. Vag rancy, petty larceny and disorderly conduct were the charges which "sent them up" In many cases. About ten of them were drug addicts rapidly rounding Into health. Records show the "cures," however, do not exceed more than one In ten, though the addicts leave Kelly Butte in far better physical condition than they enter, as a rule. In the majority of cases the men were in splendid health, due to the work In the open air, ravenous appe tites and plain. wholesome food. From a health standpoint the work was far preferable to the stagnation of the county jail, but it was work of a nature none of the prisoners craved. Though an occasional glimpse of armed guards on the cliffs dis pelled any notion that the making of "little ones out of big ones" was a labor of love, the morale appeared to be excellent. The work was too strenuous and the workers too tired In rest hours to bother their minds with brooding over the fate which kept them breaking rock. Incidentally. Kelly Butte is an economic asset to the county of Mult nomah. ' It is making money. Costs of operation range between $2000 and $3000 a month. In the month of July the crushed rock sold brought $4100 into county coffers. Output Sold at Market Price. The quarry averages from 2500 to 3000 cubic yards of rock a month, depending on the size of the force employed. At present there are 45 men employed in breaking rock at the nutte, but many more can be handled. Of the output of the rock pile a heavy percentage is sold in direct competition with private con cerns. Kelly Butte does not cut prices under private quarries but sells rock to all comers at the market price, which, at present, is $2 for coarse, $2.25 for intermediate and $2.40 a cubic yard for screenings. Sheriff Hurlburt reports that the demand is greater than the supply right now. The excellence of the product from Kelly Butte quarry is a strong factor in bringing buyers to its doors. Mayor Baker reported that the city paving plant intended to use rock from Kelly Butte In preference to anv other whenever feasible. During the high water of early summer. Kelly Butte was the only rockpile of size left In operation. If Sheriff H-urlburt had twice the amount of rock on hand that was in the bunkers or piled outside he could have disposed of It then. Much road work was delayed because of lack of rock. Work through the winter months will provide a heavy reserve to take care of all such emergencies In the future. Ed Diedrlch. deputy sheriff, is superintendent of the rockpile. TALK OPENS' JAIL DOOR Charges Against Another Man Gets Thief Into Toils of Law. When Samuel Sharff. alias Clark appeared before Deputy District At torney Graham at police headquarters and sought the arrest of another man for the alleged passing of a bad check, he talked himself into a lot of trouble. Not satisfied that Sharff was telling the truth, Graham reported the mat ter to Police Inspector Mallett. As a result Sharff was placed under arrest yesterday on a charge of stealing a brief case from H. P. Ferguson, traveling salesman. Other alleged thefts at the Toung Men's Christian Association are charged against Sharff. The young man entered a plea of guilty in mu nicipal court to a charge of larceny and was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail by Acting Judge Leonard. Shingle Company Sued. KAX.AMA. Wash., Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) A ault has been filed, against the Columbia Shingle company for $4,000 by Harry and John Shull, do ing business under the name of the Shull Lumber and Shingle company, with offices in Seattle, Wash. Moonshiner Pined $250. K ALA MA, Wash., Aug. 1J. (Spe cial.) A fine of $250 and costs was imposed on John Roberts, who was brought to Kalama late Thursday night by Sheriff Hoggatt, on a moon shine liquor charge. r-aSSg5 : 1 CC? ihm 11 fT.si -V u IM-' , . t -vJ - KPr 1 I . VtA . Vj ABOVE: THE DINNER HOUR. IS ALWAYS POPULAR. IMS TO START HOME ClttVTER LAKE OUTXXG FIVUED WTTH XATCRE TIIRIIL-S. Party Breaks Camp Tomorrow After Enjoyiing1 Jlountaln Hikes in Scenic Belt. A trip through what is generally considered the most scenic part of the Cascade mountains, a visit to several mountain lakes, a climb to the top of Mount Thielsen and a so journ at Crater lake made up the annual outing of the Mazamas this summer. The Mazamas are scheduled to leave Crater lake this morning for Portland, by way of Medford, and nearly all of the party will return tomorrow. The outing was enlivened by the report that a party of Mazamas had been held up in Klamath county hear Crescent. The surrounding country was carefully searched and last Mon day Deputy Sheriff Rourke of Cres cent and Joseph Murphy of Roseburg. state officer, arrested Glenn Rey nolds, ex-Canadian soldier, as one of the suspects in the case. Reynolds at the time of his arrest was camped on Miller creek, a few miles from the scene of the holdup. Deputy Sheriff Barnes of Klamath Falls assisted in the arrest. The posse included also Deputy Sheriffs Low, Widby, Hopkins and Murphy.' Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kremers and Harry Hall, the Mazama cook, were the ones who had been robbed. Jack Morrison, one of the suspected highwaymen, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Barnes. About 60 Mazamas walked over the Oregon skyline trail to Diamond lake, wherepamp was made. From this point many interesting side trips were taken. Some climbed Diamond peak and others took short hikes, explored some of the small, clear CONVERTS OF ALL NATIONALITIES ARE IMMERSED IN WATERS OF COLUMBIA RIVER IN j I - - 1 , n .i L ', r ' , f ,, i im t K nn SPECTACt LAB RELIGIOUS RITES STAGED BY SECT IJT SIGHT OF THOUSANDS AT COLUMBIA BEACH. Asa result of a camp meeting, which has been in progress at East Fifty-second street and Sixty-fifth avenue Southeast. 227 men. women and children, rep resenting SO varied nationalities, were baptized in the Columbia river at the Columbia beach resort Friday afternoon at ceremonies conducetd by Rev. R. R. Crawford of the Apostolic Faith mission. Use of th beach for the baptismal services was donated by Joseph Reig. manager of the river resort, and the ceremony was witnessed by thousands of persons. Music was furnished by the Apostolic Faith orchestra of 40 pieces. The mission's gospel boat. Morning Star, was resting at anchor in sight of the converts during the ceremonies. This boat distributes religious literature to all vessel entering the x-unuiuu uii uur. -yeciai tireei cj LARGE PARTY OF MAZAMAS lakes in the 'vicinity or rested in camp. The longest climb of the trip was the ascent of Mount Thielsen. . The route lay at first through the timber and then through volcanic ash and loose rock until the real climb, which is comparatively short, was reached. Here the climbing was done hand over hand. A hike to Summit lake was an other of tne jaunts enjoyed by some in the party. Crater lake was reached Thursday and there the Mazamas have remained until today. MONEY- RECOVERY SOUGHT City of Dallas Joins In Action With Material 'Dealer. . SALEM, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) The city of Dallas, acting for M. H. Pengra, has brought suit in the Mar Ion county circuit court to recover $771.81 from Walter D. Pugh and Henry Sauer and the American Surety company. It was alleged that Pugh and Sauer contracted with Dallas to lay cer tain cement sidewalks for $7000, the firm to furnish all labor and ma terial. Mr. Pengra alleged that he furnished the contractors with eand and gravel for the Job, but that he has not been paid. Chaplain to Preach. - In the Sunday morning service at Vancouver barracks. Chaplain Borton P. : Bronson will speak of "Life as a Loom." with God as the designer and man as 'the weaver, who works the shuttle and select from the material? furnished him. The services are held In Service club So. 1. at 10 A. M. Special, music is provided. The chap lain leaves' the last of the month for the next term of the chaplains' service held in the middle west. Oregon Couple to Wed. KALAMA, Wash.. Aug. ' 13. (Spe cial.) A license to wed was issued to J. Lewis Mack and Ruby A. Peterson, both of Prescott. Or. APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION. were cuarierea to transport me persona ENJOY ANNUAL OUTING IN BELOW THE POSSES WHO ARRESTED HIGHWAYMEN VICTIMS OF HOLDUP. HOP GROWER'S BENEFITED 15,0-00-POTnN-D SHIPMENT MIX IMCIM IS REMOVED. Oregon Public Service Commission Wins long Fight Against Cal ifornia Preferential. Word was received yesterday by the Oregon public service commission that the frelglut adjustment bureau had approved' the reduction of the minimum weigh On hop shipments from Oregon to 15,000 pounds". An nouncement to this effect was con tained in a message signed by R. H. Countiss, secretary of the freight ad justment bureau in Chicago. Since February the Oregon public service commission has been fighting to aid the hop grower of Oregon to gain, this concession, whldi Is of In estimable value to the hop Industry of the state, inasmuch as- it removes discrimination which has existed for years In favor of the California hop growers. In California the hop ship ments could drop to a minimum of 15.000 pounds, but in Oregon the min imum for hop shipments was '18,000 poundis. As a result, if an Oregon grower received an. order for 15,000 pounds of hops, he was forced to pay freight rates on the basis of 18,000 pounds. The new minimum weight will te included in a tariff sheet to be pub lished within 10 days, it Is announced. The new reduction has been, for warded to the interstate commerce commission for its forma.! approval, which is expected to be given with out delay. Parkrose to Picnic. Greater Parkrose community picnic will be hld at May's lake, August 20 under the auspices of the Greater Parkrose club, for all residents of the district. Committees have been ap to aoa irora tne BeacA lor tno baptismal ceremonies. SCENIC PART OF CASCADES. WHO HELD UP MAZAMAS. RIGHT pointed to arrange for the programme of games, etc, which will consist of land and water sports. Mrs. S. S. Lamont will head the committee for ladies' games; Mrs. Robert Peterson for chiidrens games, and J. C. Barne burg will arrange for men's and boy's games. AIR PATROL IS RESUMED Fllglits Over Olympla Storm Zone After Two Weeks' Layoff. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) The aerial patrol of the Olym pla peninsula storm zone was re sumed, the division of forestry of the state department of conservation and development at Olympia was advised today. A quantity of high-test gasoline, furnished jointly by the state and the Washington Forest Fire association, was received at Camp Lewis, enabling the patrol planes to resume their flights over the storm area after more than two weeks' layoff. Interruption of the patrol was due to failure of a gasoline ehipment to reach Camp Lewis. The government desired to furnish this supply for test purposes and advice was received some time ago that a shipment had been made. Delay of the supply at a time when the forest-fire danger is greater than at any other season caused the state department and the forest fire association to act. Outlook for Fair D-isiplays Good. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 13. (Special.) Following a trip through Lewis county, Theodore Albert, dis trict horticulturist and superintendent of the agricultural department of the Southwest Washington fair, which opens a week from Monday, declares that as a result of abundant crops, in dications are that the display of grains, grasses, root crops and vege tables will be the best in the history of the fair. Many excellent exhibits have been promised by eastern Lewis county growers. Mr. Albert plans to visit Pacific county before the fair opens and obtain an exhibit of cran berries. BAPTISMAL SERVICES HELD BY MR. AND MRS. R. E. KREMERS, FAMILY HOLDS REUNION DESCENDANTS OF PIOXEERS GATHER AT JEFFERSON". Thomas Holt Crosses Plains in. Ox Team; Fights In Indian Wars of Olden Days. . Relatives and descendants of Thomas Holt met in Miller grove at Jefferson, Or., Sunday, August 7, for their sec ond annual family reunion. Thomas Holt was one of the pio neers of Oregon, having crosseid the plains with an ox team in 1844, and, like most of the early settlers, fought in the Indian wars. He also spent some time In the mines of California in 1848 and 1843. He was marri-ed to Lione Caldwell, who with her parents had crossed the pLaiins In 184S, cora ing part way by ox team and the reet on foot Mr. and Mrs. Holt settled- on a do nation land claim about one m-ile south of Jefferson, where they reared a family of 12 children, 10 of w.hom still survive their parents, Torg since passed to their reward. Seven of the children, together with their fam ilies, were (present at the reunion. Relatives of Mrs. Holt also joined in the reunion. The day was very pleasantly passed with interesting reminiscences of early times, and all enjoyed the boun tiful picnic dinner together. After dinner everybody posed for a picture, and in the cool of the evening they departed for their several homes with best wihes for another year, and many ot them drove past to call on John Holt, near Scio. he having been 111 ard unable to attend the reunion. LAGGARDS FACE ARREST Mayor Baker Serves Final Xotlce In Vacant Lot Cleanup. Final notice has been served by Mayor Baker that arrest awaits all who fail to comply with the ordinance requiring owners of vacant lots to clean up weeds and grass. The proper trimming of shade trees along the curb line, so that no branches hang lower than eight feet from the street level, also is required by ordinance and will be enforced along with the weed campaign. The result of the work to date has lead to a general cleanup throughout practically the entire city. Many citizens have been at work cutting down the weeds before the inspectors had time to reach their premises. Others have hastened to comply with the ordinance as soon as notice was served. Delinquencies will be checked up tomorrow on the areas that were posted on the first day of the cam paign. Names of all who have not complied with the ordinance will be turned over to the police. X.lght School to Open. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 13. An nouncement was made today by J. C. Cramer, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. here, that a night school would be opened about September 15. One class is already definitely ar ranged for. This is a class In sales manship, under C. E. Short, manager ol the J. C. Penny store in this city. It is contemplated to organize classes in English for foreigners and bookkeeping and any other subjects for which a sufficient number of stu dents apply and for which equipment lb available. The classes will meet for a period of five months. Mayor's Car in Accident. Mayor Baker filed an accident re port with the traffic division and the police bureau yesterday as the result of a collision with a machine driven by Albert Lunthorn of Estacada. at Front and Madison streets Friday noon. Very little damage resulted to either car. STEAIVI FEED PIPE GREAT SHE LIKE Tentacles Writhe In and Out Under Pavements. PRESSURE IS WITHSTOOD Steam Clouds, Puzzling to Many, Caused by Rain Water Seeping In on Superheated Pipes. A monstrous "snake" is crawling back and forth under the streets of Portland. ?s head rears upward to ward the surface of the pavement in the very heart of the city and its in cessantly lashing tail continues its daily oscillations on the river front more than a mile away. No jungle python or boaconstrictor ever yet seen even faintly approaches the girth of this subterranean metallic serpent. which, octopus like, sends out ten tacles that writhe in and out under the pavements in the business dis trict and cover seven miles in their ramifications. The "snake" is the high pressure feed pipe of the Northwestern Elec tric company's steam heating plant. Its diameter is 12 inches and the dia meter of the tentacle, system varies from 4 to 20 inches. That an iron pipe of such weight and size actually crawls is at first thought almost unbelievable, but it does. The main conduit from the foot of Lincoln street, on the river to Fifth and flTamhill streets, travels 22 2-3 feet every day and the "ten tacles" emanating from the head of the "snake" traverse a total distance of 80 feet in their restless adventures underground. Steam Pressure Tremendous. The cause of these movements is explained by the tremendous steam pressure withstood by the heaving lengths of pipe. On the high pres sure line this is from 225 to 2d0 pounds to the square inch. Resultant expansion is nearly 23 feet. When the heating service for the downtown district Is cut down the pipe contracts and is shortened by that many feet- The greater length of the tentaclesJ makes them expand and contract 80 feet. If some means were not provided to take care of this variable move ment the pipes would burst, so at 80 foot intervals slip joints have been constructed. These joints are in stalled, on the piston principle. The pipes tarrying the live steam are in cased in a wood and concrete cylind rical container sand roll to and fro on ball bearings. The intense heat of the steam in the high pressure feed line would, un less reduced by the time the distribut ing system is reached In the down town district, melt the pavements, so engineers of the Northwestern Elec tric company put In a reducing valve at Fifth and Tamhill streets. This cuts down the pressure so that when the steam for heating and cooking purposes enters the distributing sys tem it Is carried along at a pressure of only eight to ten pounds a square inch. Steam Clouds Puamle Many. In spite of all precautions taken by the company's engineers rain water will seep through the pave ment and earth In wet weather and come in contact with the superheated pipes. This water Is instantly con verted into steam and for a number of years ithas been a common sight to see at various street corners cloutrs of escaping vapor ascending. Many persons used to Inquire at the city hall what caused this condition, fear ing that there might be danger of an explosion. Recently motorists complained to the city commissioners that the steam clouds at downtown corners on cold days had become a nuisance by ob scuring the visibility of streets and thus slowing up traffic The council took up these com plaints with the Northwestern Elec tric company and officials of the con cern promised to give it their atten tion. The engineers were again called on and the problem was speedily solved. At considerable initial expense and maintenance cost condensing plants have been Installed at intervals along the high pressure steam line. These condensers trap the escaping vapor and transform it Into water which is drained into the sewers. CRAWFORD NATIVE SON Late General Second Oregon Man to Graduate at West Point. General Medorem Crawford, who died in Washington, D. C, ttast week, was the second Oregon man to grad uate from West Point and the first native Oregonian who graduated from West Point and gained a com mission as brigadier-general. General Crawford was born Janu ary 27, 1844. in Yamhill county. His parents were early pioneers, having been in the first party that crossed the plains in a body. This was in the immigration of 1843. He was appointed to the United States military academy from Ore gon, and his admission to that insti tution was considered a high credit, for It was at a time that educational facilities were extremely meager in this state. When General Crawford was re tired, after having served continu uosly with high honors for the speci fied period required to earn retire ment, be returned to Oregon and vis ited relatives and friends. THINKING AT STANDSTILL I'sycholog-ist Says Heaven Lies Within One's Self. "God does not change, but man's explanation of good changes," said Dr. D. V. Bush, psychologist, last night at the auditorium in his lecture on "The Difference Between the Christian Church and Applied Psy chology." "Theology has taught that God has a heaven for a selected few, some where beyond this life," he said. "Psychology teaches that God is for everyone and the benefits are here and now. We have advanced with the necessity of the times "in com merce, trade, education and science; why should we not keep step in our thinking?" Tonight at 8:15 o'clock Dr. Bush will speak on "The Ideal Made True by Auto-Suggestlon: How to De velop Will Power." AUTO TRAVEL IS HEAVY Check Is Made on Highways in Eastern Oregon. LA GRANDE. Or- Aug. IS. (Spe- cial.) The division engineer's office of the state highway commission, lo- cated In La Grande, has completed a check on the number of automobiles using various highways -in eastern. Oregon. A report shows the average number of cars using the sections checked for a number of days. The most traveled section- is the Milton Walla Walla road, where 1564 ma chines pass daily, this including ma chines going in both directions and machines of all types. Second is the La Grande-Island City road with 742 machines dally. From Ontario into Idaho is the third most traveled section. The count shows an average of 690 machines a day on that stretch of road. Other results obtained by the ob servations are as follows: From Pen dleton to Athena, 633 machines daily; from La Grande to Hot Lake, 464 machines daily; from Baker to Haines, 245 machines daily; from Pendleton to The Dalles. 148 machines daily; from La Grande to Perry, 306 a day; from La Grande to Pendleton, 136 ,a day; from La Grande to, Baker, 170 "a day; from La Grande to Ontario, 60 and from La Grande to Wallowa SO. ELECTRICAL CODE IDEAL FBff CHANGES AKE FAVORED BY CHIEF INSPECTOR, Report to Board or Appeals Will Be -Considered at Session Soon to Be Held. The city of Portland electrical code has been found uniformly satisfac tory since its adoption last December and only a few changs are necessary to insure its continuance in good working order, according to the re port of L. W. Going, chief electrical inspector. Mr. Going's report will be transmitted to the electrical board of appeal which meets next week to consider the advisability of changes. Mr. Going points out that an amend ment, providing that a certificate of final inspection should not be is sued until all switches are properly instaMed and outlets connected, would be a protection for home owners in the event of contractors claiming that their specified work is completed as soon as the real installa tion work has been completed and the inspection made. The present code allows a possible loophole in this re spect, Mr. Going states, but he does not mention cases arising out of It A more definite ruling Is needed in regard to the manner of wiring apartment houses or flats where it is desired to have each one wired separately. The requirements for rewiring houses or buildings which have been partially destroyed by fire also should be made more definite. A ruling stating whether or not any departure from the original method of wiring is permissible should be made, Mr. Going suggests. ROAD CELEBRATION HELD Winlock Festivities Mark Opening of Hlg-hway Xiink. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 13. (Special.) Centralians went to Win lock In force today to help that city celebrate the opening of paving re cently completed on the Winlock Toledo highway, which connects Win lock with the Pacific highway at Cowlitz prairie. The celebration was largely attended. Poultry demonstrations and a lec ture this morning by W. M. Coats opened the day's programme and was followed by addresses by James Al len, state highway commissioner, and G. R. Walker, secretary of the south west Washington fair. At noon a free lunch was served by the Ladies C:vlc club and this afternoon a ball game was played by the Winlock and Toledo teams. A dance was held to night. The Winlock band furnished music during the day. 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